n.
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: waf · fled ; waf · fling \ -f( ə -)li ŋ \
Etymology: frequentative of obsolete woff to yelp, of imitative origin
Date: 1868
1 : EQUIVOCATE , VACILLATE < waffled on the important issues> also : YO-YO , FLIP-FLOP
2 : to talk or write foolishly : BLATHER <can waffle ⋯ tiresomely off the point ― Times Lit. Supp. >
– waf · fler \ -f( ə -)l ə r \ noun